legal
Within the rules
Legal means permitted or recognized by law: Is it legal to turn right on red here?
The term also describes anything relating to the law or lawyers: legal advice, legal proceedings, legal fees.
A legal pad is a lined yellow notepad associated with lawyers' notes.
Legal size paper is longer than standard letter size.
To go legal is to make something official or legitimate.
Trial venue or sports surface
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgeOne who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
courtroom · sentencing · conviction · acquittal · appeal · testimony · witness · prosecution
Sanctioned by authority
- authorizedGiven official permission
- validLegally or logically sound
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- licitSanctioned by law
constitutional · statutory · codified · ratified · permitted · recognized · allowable · admissible
Power to enforce obedience
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- venuePlace of occurrence
- domainArea of control
forum · boundaries · circuit · domicile · extradition · injunction · subpoena · precedent
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
malpractice · disbarment · confidentiality · conflict of interest · pro bono · fiduciary · oath · misconduct
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bindingLegally or morally required
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- termsConditions of an agreement
clauses · party · signatories · execution · breach · remedy · covenant · indemnity
Enacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- codeSymbolic communication system
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
directive · mandate · provision · compliance · enforcement · rulemaking · framework · guideline
court
Trial venue or sports surface
jury · courtroom · sentencing · conviction · acquittal · appeal · testimony · witness · prosecution · defense
permissible
Sanctioned by authority
- authorizedGiven official permission
- validLegally or logically sound
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
licit · constitutional · statutory · codified · ratified · permitted · recognized · allowable · admissible · lawful
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- venuePlace of occurrence
domain · forum · boundaries · circuit · domicile · extradition · injunction · subpoena · precedent · statute of limitations
due process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
due diligence · malpractice · disbarment · confidentiality · conflict of interest · pro bono · fiduciary · oath · misconduct · recusal
agreement
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bindingLegally or morally required
- obligationRequired task or commitment
terms · clauses · party · signatories · execution · breach · remedy · covenant · indemnity · warranty
statute
Enacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- codeSymbolic communication system
regulation · directive · mandate · provision · compliance · enforcement · rulemaking · framework · guideline · protocol
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, marketing department, IT department
- professional fieldsmedical, technical, financial, scientific, engineering
- legal termstrial, appeal, lawsuit, law, verdict
- city departmentsfire department, public safety, city planning, city attorney, water department
legalillegal
Forbidden by statute
unlawful · against the law · prohibited · banned · forbidden
legalillegitimate
Not authorized or recognized
invalid · unconstitutional · null and void · unrecognized · unsanctioned
- legal separationFormal marital split, not dissolution
- legal ageStatutory adulthood threshold
- legal precedentsPrior rulings guiding courts
- legal padRuled yellow stationery sheets
- legal actionFormal court proceeding
- legal nameOfficial designation on records
college, illegal, privilege, legitimate, legalize, legally, legalized, illegally, legality